I'll only be out from the 23rd to the 27th - have to keep gettin those days in while I can!
Aye, safe travels and happy holidays all those in and out. I burned my pathetic US vacation allowance over Thanksgiving so I'll be working through and around.
Alright, I'm setting up a Roll20 page for maps.
Well... at least now we know that Grackle / Siren intended to murder us regardless the outcome. Because these little traitor halflings were already lying in wait when the feathered bastard talked to us...
the Grackle did mention that he had a crew ready to go... and the guild actually had several hours to prepare while you all were waiting for the tide.
But yeah, after the entering and multiple breakings, The Siren wasn't letting you leave scot-free. She arranged a quick introduction of her underworld contacts that conveniently both had a grudge against you.
And I felt badly about depriving Kaul of a chance at revenge...
Aw shucks - yer too kind Skipper.
Btw - can see the map, but any attempts to move Kaul have been stymied. Ain't too familiar with Rolld20 so not sure if this is modus oper or nei.
Indeed...
Same issue here... can't move but can observe.
I think I still need to tie the token to you now that you've checked in. I'll fiddle with it tonight.
I'll fiddle with it tonight.
Enough of that mucky talk. Just focus on the map ;)
For some reason I can't get into the map at the moment... but do we on the ship get cover from the railings?
Just a quick one - I'll be off for a short holiday sojourn down to Singapore starting tomorrow and stretching through to the 27th of December. As expected I'll be a wee bit incommunicado through that time and probably won't be posting.
Merry Christmas to all regardless and I hope that you all get to descend into tryptophanic nirvana.
For some reason I can't get into the map at the moment... but do we on the ship get cover from the railings?
OK shorty, you can get partial cover- drop the second hit.
Góð Jól to one and all shipmates. Hope Old Father Barnacle Beard brings you fanciful flotsam and imbibable jetsam!
Cheers
BD
YO HO HO! M-yaaar-y Lootmas.
And to all a good night!
Bliadhna Mhath Ùr to you all lads. Have a good 'un when it comes.
Here's to another superb year of mishaps and misadventures on high seas and low places!
Slàinte!
Got a bottle of rum and a bottle of whiskey for good measure. Ready to lay 2016 to rest. 2017 ought to be... interesting.
Here's to more blood and plunder online anyway! Happy New Year!
I am definitely ready to leave 2016 in my wake.
Groom - I'm spring cleaning and managed to find the leather pouch and card deck that I got as gifts in the wayback... and kind of forgot to send to you :P
Could you PM me your current digs?
Sorry you had to ask twice. PM sent. Looking forward to it.
Not at all matey - this one's solidly my fault methinks ;)
Kaul - Beware what you wish for. This came to mind.
Heheh. Knowing my luck (and the Skipper's deviousness)... hence why I didn't take a hand or other organ!
On a separate note I'm missing Jimmer's rapier wit - hoping he gets his mojo back soon :(
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Getting there--you're a verbose lot, and I have a chunk of catching up to do. A belated Happy New Year to all!
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Heheh. Knowing my luck (and the Skipper's deviousness)... hence why I didn't take a hand or other organ!
mmm, hmmmm... there's actually some interesting stuff on possessed hands. HH wasn't a Vecna, but there may have been some possibilities...
Welcome back, Jim! We needed your steadying influence on this band of nutters.
Well... it's happened. After a false dawn at the end of last year teasing that I might be sorted work wise for the year, turns out my position's getting nationalized after all. So upshot is that in a couple of months I'll be turfed, and with the paucity of other work around it's a backwards step out of the oil game most likely.
Probably moving down to East Coast of Aus and looking for something in a seachange industry to keep us ticking over. Almost relieved to be honest to actually have a resolution to work towards rather than the continued uncertainty and worry.
Will be a whirlwind tidying up our apartment and organizing for the movers and everything else - biggest concern is downsizing... cos I don't think we'll manage to get anything near the 3300 sqft we're currently in downunder.
Well, sh1te. Good luck, mate.
That sucks. Here I was hoping 2017 had to be better than last year. Hope you land on your feet.
Ballz. Was actually mulling applying for an Ops Specialist post in KL as the takeover noose is tightening here in UK.
Downside would have been leaving Bonnie Scotia, upside (was) potentially having your good self on the doorstep...
I say again... Ballz.
Nationalized? Wow. Sorry about that, mate. Best wishes on the change up.
3300 sf. ? Jiminy. Granted that's with a family, but I'm feeling expansive aT 500sf.
I'm honestly feeling fine about it... having the axe hanging in the air for the last 18 months or so wasn't fun, so taking the positive view.
And yeah... going to miss our massive apartment - was fun while it lasted, but we'll need to get squeezy now.
Kaul - fingers crossed for yourself, I've heard a bit of news on the periphery that the ice might hopefully be melting this year and a bit of vigor creeping back into the market... but proof will be in the pudding.
SOP is that 1 plunder point goes to crew. then you have to make a roll for cashing out the rest of the PPs (plunder points).
Make sure you've maxed your hit points on the status line.
I've been going back and forth on the Plunder Point system and I think I'm going to keep it. Seems a bit undervalued for smaller settlements, but I think that reflects actual cash available and markets and it encourages a return to Freeport or big cities anyway to cash in.
On the cash in part, the rules say that crew can use bluff, diplomacy or intimidate to boost your value. I'm going so say that using anything other than diplomacy is going to cause a penalty to any future checks in that market so better to use diplomacy if you intend to sell at a location again.
Unclear where Kaul and co. intend to go. Dibbets mentioned Kolter's Clockworks and it wouldn't be a bad idea for Kaul to have the claw looked at there. Dingus can maybe be trying to sell plunder.
Sounds a plan Skipper :)
Hoping the gnomes can turn my hook paw in the longshoreman's hook for use as a back-up weapon. Nae sure what the stats would be, or if its possible?
Kaul, it's meant to look like this rather thsn hook.
redclaw
Of course, could be more like a crab claw without fingers or some other look if you have ideas. Stats: can be used alternately as a +1 heavy mace or +1 light steel shield. Also , +2 for strength checks using the claw and can hold a grapple as Str 24.
Aye that's perfect - was meaning the gnomes could salvage the shark hook from my current paw and create a longshoreman's hook as a hand-held backup weapon.
Aye that's perfect - was meaning the gnomes could salvage the shark hook from my current paw and create a longshoreman's hook as a hand-held backup weapon.
It's probably be an exotic weapon, but we can make it a sailor weapon usable with ranks of that profession.
I figure 1d4 damage, standard crit, but on a crit, you can make a grapple check. maybe give it disarm as well.
Is Kolters even mentioned in the latest ed. of Freeport? it just disappeared after first ed. Not sure why since they still have rules for firearms.
Kolter's is mentioned, in the past tense when providing a history of firearms in Freeport. Basically saying that he invented them, sold a few, then left about 4 years ago (after shutting down the Clockworks) and leaving it to his apprentices to continue on.
Dibbs- As for pistols w/ a few edits:
standard pistol "Kolter privateer" @ 1000
coat pistol "Kolter stinger" @ 1000 damage: (s d4, m d6)
dragon pistol "Kolter wyvern" @ 1500 misfire 1 (5 ft)
Magic "Kolter dragon" @ 3500 as above, but +2d4 fire with scatter shot
let me know if you have any other ideas
Hmm... coat pistol small enough to potentially hide under his kilt? - will have to double back over what cash we've got to see what I can afford, but probably up for a Privateer and a Stinger.
Hmm... coat pistol small enough to potentially hide under his kilt? - will have to double back over what cash we've got to see what I can afford, but probably up for a Privateer and a Stinger.
Oh me heid.. hopefully no misfires!
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"Is that a pistol in your kilt, or are you just happy to see me?"
-Posted with Wayfinder
Brings a whole new meaning to "Mah wee man's shootin' blanks!"
Wow. I just noticed that the long post I made about Dingus wandering the area looking to sell / trade things, and look for interesting rumors etc around the docks while selling the groups wares, didn't post for some reason. I even made a "Gather Information" Diplomacy roll and everything. I've been patiently waiting for the other stuff to get resolved, and thinking that Dingus would be resolved in time, that I didn't even check to see if my last post had indeed posted... :-(. I know the Diplomacy roll was pretty good (25+)... but if we just want to move on past this, to the group reuniting with Dingus to move on that's fine.
The good news I guess is that you weren't ignoring me... :-)
bummer. I hate when posts go missing : ( If you feel like putting something up, go ahead. I'll still use the high roll.
Otherwise, we'll just move on once Groom and Jim wrap up.
One ignores Dingus at his own peril!
So plunder rules have 1pt going to hands share, upkeep and the rest to divvy for PCs.
Dingus just sold 3/6 remaining plunder. Sell the rest tomorrow. I'd like to keep loot a little lower to stay in line with P6. Also, it encourages reaving.
Sorry, was shagged yesterday from training. Will get an appropriate gravity post in tonight.
I'll try and get something up tonight--been busy at work, plus fretting about the coming reorg. Might be switching jobs soon....
For what it's worth Cap'n - I'm leaving the final state of Dibb's limb up to your tender graces.